Plant Based Queen

06/29/2023

06/10/2023

Everything starts out as an idea... Sprinkle some action and consistency and watch it grow.

This "More than Avocado 🥑 Toast" has become a household favorite.

Ingredients

•1 Slice Sourdough
• ½ Tbsp Pesto Mayo
• 2 Tbsp Homemade Guacamole
• 6 Slices English Cucumber 🥒
• 2 Large Slices Heirloom Tomato 🍅
• Handful of Arugula 🌱
• Pickled Red 🧅 Onions
• Salt & Pepper (to taste)

Instructions

Place bread in toaster and get slicing up your other ingredients. When you toast pops, place it on a plate and top with pesto, guacamole, cucumber, tomato, arugula, pickled red onion and salt and pepper.

This recipe makes one.

06/05/2023

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03/24/2023

03/22/2023

Roasted Street Corn Salad With Guac

 

Serves 6

 

Ingredients:

 

6 ears fresh corn, husks & silk removed

2 ripe avocados, pitted

3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

juice of 2 large limes

2 tsp pure maple syrup

1-1/2 tsp chili powder

1 tsp smoked paprika

1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped

sea salt & black pepper

2 Tbsp fresh chives, chopped

1 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped

1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

tortilla chips, for serving

 

Directions:

 

1.) Heat a grill or broiler to high. Then slice the kernels from 3 ears of corn off and add to a large bowl. Grill or broil the remaining 3 ears of corn until lightly charred all over. Remove and let cool until you can handle. Slice the kernels off those and add to the bowl as well.

2.) Add the avocado, 1 Tbsp of oil, half of the lime juice and a pinch of salt to a food processor. Puree until completely smooth. Add 2 Tbsp of the puree to the bowl with the corn. Set the remainder aside.

3.) To the bowl with the corn, add the remaining oil, lime juice, syrup, spices, jalapeno and chives. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the basil and cilantro.

4.) Spoon the remaining avocado puree into the bottom of a serving bowl and top with the corn salad. Serve the salad as a side or with chips for scooping.

03/16/2023

️Eating more whole and homemade foods means there is more cooking, baking and mess but it's worth it for the health benefits! 👇

1️⃣ Meal Prep Once Or Twice A Week
I talk about this a lot, for good reasons. One of them is less messes to clean up throughout the week! With meal prep, you make one bigger mess, but at least you clean it all at once. It’s better than the constant unloading and reloading the dishwasher, cleaning counters and washing dishes every single night. Meal prep makes those nightly messes much more manageable. 👏

2️⃣ Clean While You Cook
There are little pockets of time while cooking like waiting for water to boil, or veggies to cook or something to bake. Instead of scrolling on your phone or something else, use that time to clean up! Have a hot soapy sink of water to start soaking things right away. Rinse out or wash dishes, load the dishwasher, wipe up counters, put ingredients that you’re done with away. By the time food is ready, your kitchen is clean.

3️⃣ Do The Dishes Before Bed
It can be easy to leave behind a couple dishes that we just ‘didn’t get to’ each night. Those can really start to add up over the week. Give yourself a pep talk and just get it done before bed! Good news it should be a whole lot easier to do if you already were cleaning while you were cooking. 😉 It’s much more peaceful to go bed with a clean kitchen AND wake up to one in the morning. Sometimes nightly clean kitchen just isn't possible with roommates, kids, and spouses. Being flexible and changing the cleanup to the morning could be the way to go in this case!

Happy Meal Prep 🥂✌🏼

03/09/2023

Whatever you plate today, make it nutrient dense. 🍽️

03/08/2023

One decision at a time... That's how I got to both places. Whether or not we actively choose health and fitness or not, our decisions are stacking up. 📈📉

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03/05/2023

🥑 Avocado Asparagus Veggie Bowl 🥗

Serves 4 

 
Ingredients: 

SEASONED CHICKPEAS 

2 cups chickpeas, drained & rinsed 

1 tsp ground cumin 

1/2 tsp garlic powder 

1 tsp sweet paprika 

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 

 

VEGGIE BOWL 

3 cups pea sprouts or watercress 

1 bunch asparagus, washed & trimmed 

2 large broccoli crowns, cut into florets 

2 nearly ripe avocados, quartered 

2 Tbsp fresh dill, chopped 

2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 

sea salt & black pepper, to taste 

 *optional – pumpkin seeds 

 

Directions: 

1.) To make the chickpeas, combine them with the spices and 1 Tbsp olive oil to a mixing bowl. Heat the remaining Tbsp of oil in a large pan on medium heat. When hot, add the chickpeas. Cook until lightly crisped and warm. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside. 

2.) Prepare a grill for medium-high heat. Brush the cut sides of avocado and asparagus spears with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Then grill, turning frequently, until avocados are well-marked on all sides and asparagus is tender. Remove. 

3.) Meanwhile, steam your broccoli either in the microwave covered in a glass dish with 4 Tbsp of water or in a steamer basket on stovetop until your desired tenderness. 

4.) To assemble your bowls, arrange the sprouts or watercress at the bottom of 4 bowls. Top with the chickpeas, sliced avocado, asparagus and broccoli. Drizzle with the lemon juice, garnish with dill and pumpkin seeds if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 

 

02/28/2023

02/27/2023

Have a KICKASS Monday 🏋️👟🍑🥡🚫💩

02/23/2023

Thursday throwback with my most favorite girl in the whole world 🌎.

I don't take a lot of trips with friends, I frequently turn down luncheons and cocktail 🍸hour to be with our family and don't regret a single minute of it! I'm right where I'm supposed to be and I'm not missing out on a single damn thing God gave me.

Our daughter tells me she's never moving out and always wants me to drive her everywhere when she's an adult. A boy asked her at school why she was so obsessed with her parents... I told her maybe his parents are different, maybe they aren't like us! I'm honored that after almost 2 years of school she's still such a sweetheart and the effect it's had on her attitude at times has only been short-lived.

One day they'll be grown and off with their friends and building their own families but for now I rejoice in every moment. ⌛ Time, although an illusion does fly here on earth.